Who We Are
General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada is a world-class defense company located in London, Ontario.

GDLS-C is looking for a bilingual editor to join their Edit and Translation team.

Position Summary
The daily duties of the bilingual editor position involves English and French editing, and French translation, of technical documentation for a prescribed style and format. The position also includes formatting and layout reviews of technical manuals prior to delivery. Language reviews are performed on a variety of outputs, including Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM) and other electronic mediums, such as PDF. The bilingual editor is required to provide accurate style and language markups within a budget and deadline and author these changes in XML-formatted technical manuals.

The successful candidate will be provided one-on-one training. This training includes, not only style guides and style/language-specific guidance, but also content management system user training, authoring software training (XML) and Trados Studio. While prior experience in these systems is an asset,



training will be provided to the successful candidate.

Required Qualifications

University degree, honours or higher, in a French language degree, preferably French translation or related field

Excellent communication, organization and prioritization skills

Comfortable working independently in a rapid-paced team setting

Willingness to learn technical skills as part of a highly skilled team

An openness to learn something current every day

Preferred Qualifications

Working experience in English editing, French editing, copy editing, proofreading and/or related discipline

Working knowledge of an additional language, with preference given to Spanish and/or Arabic

English editing certification by an accredited organisation

Working knowledge of XML or other markup languages

Experience working within a content management system

Familiarity with military standards

Experience in a technical field, such as engineering or automotive industry
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📌 Associate Specialist, Bilingual Editor Ontario
🏢 General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada
📍 Ontario